Man of the People

Singer and U.S. TV host Kathie Lee Gifford has accused embattled comedian/actor Bill Cosby of once trying to kiss her while on tour together. The Today show presenter served as Cosby's back-up dancer on one of his comedy tours in the 1970s, early on in her career, and reveals they grew so close, the married funnyman tried to make a pass at her.
She turned down his advances and insists he didn't try to take it any further.
She says, "I was an opening act for Bill for so many years. I went all over the country with him. Saw lots and lots of people coming and going everywhere. He is kind, he is capable of great kindness, he is capable of great generosity...
"I, like so many other Americans don't want these stories to be true. There was, and I will admit, towards the very, very end of the last time I saw him, he did try to kiss me. I said, 'No, Bill, we're friends.' He goes, 'OK, goodnight,' and I said, 'Goodnight,' and I went into my room and he went into his room."
Gifford's revelation emerges after more than 20 women, including former models Beverly Johnson and Janice Dickinson, went public with sexual assault allegations against Cosby, and although she is refusing to pass judgement over the claims, she is adamant she never witnessed any indecent behaviour.
She continues, "I'm not saying the women's allegations are not true, I'm just saying I never personally saw it with my own two eyes.
"I do know I got a chill (when I heard the accusations) because every night when we'd come off stage and Bill would be going on stage, they would make three cappuccinos for all three of us and I always thought it was such a kindness and so sweet and now you see Beverly Johnson saying he made a cappuccino (and allegedly drugged her). I just don't want it to be true, but I'm not saying that the women are liars. For my own personal experience, it didn't happen..."
Her comments come a day after Cosby's wife of 50 years, Camille, released a statement voicing her support for her man.
The couple's daughter, Evin, has since released her own statement of support to U.S. news show Access Hollywood on Tuesday (16Dec14). The message reads: "He is the FATHER you thought you knew. The Cosby Show was my today's tv reality show. Thank you. That's all I would like to say."
She also took to Facebook.com to blast the allegations, writing, "Rape is a serious allegation and it is suppose to be taken VERY seriously but so is Falsely accusing someone. When someone rapes a person they go to prison.
"THAT should also happen to the person that has wrongfully accused an innocent victim.They are not ONLY destroying innocent people's life they are ALSO making it hard for the MEN and Women to find justice when they have been raped."

Regina George (Rachel McAdams) from Mean Girls is rightfully an iconic character. She represents that mean, popular girl in school that a lot of people adore but shouldn't. She could be the sweetest person if she likes you, or she can make your life a living nightmare if she doesn't.But, she isn't the best fictional mean girl. Sorry to break it you, but Blair Waldorf (Leighton Meester) from Gossip Girl makes Regina George look like Taylor Swift.
1. Blair gets into an Ivy League school which makes her even more intimidating.
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Regina on the other hand is too busy trying to get answers for these type of questions:
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2. Blair has fashion rules for her followers that actually make sense.
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The Plastics' rules don't really have any rhyme or reason to them.
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3. Blair doesn't pretend to be nice. She will tell you straight up what you're going to get from her.
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Regina would waste everyone's time with weird small talk.
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4. Blair knows how to keep her minions in line!
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Regina gets ousted from her own lunch table. Amateur!
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5. Blair's admirers are the paparazzi.
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Regina's admirers are just her classmates.
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6. This is Regina's idea of a good Halloween costume.
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But, Blair Waldorf knows how to pick a costume. How else do you establish your dominance than dress up as Aubrey Hepburn and kill it?
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7. This is Regina's only tie to fame.
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On the other hand, Rachel Bilson auditions to be Blair in a movie!
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8. Regina's mother is an embarrassing nightmare.
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Blair's mother is a bragging point since she is the reason behind their fashion empire, and she is a loving mother.
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9. Also if we put Aaron Samuels...
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Against Chuck...
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Well, we would pick Blair's man any day.
10. When Blair wants to ruin your life, she goes to finding your deepest, darkest secrets.
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When Regina wants to ruin your life, her plans ends up backfiring and everyone turns on her.
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Sorry Regina, but you can't sit with us! Do you agree that Blair is the better mean girl? Tweet us your answers using the Twitter handles below!
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A man accused of stalking Ashanti is convinced the R&B star welcomed his raunchy Twitter.com messages about sleeping with the singer because she failed to block him from her account. Devar Hurd's trial for charges of felony stalking, criminal contempt and other related counts kicked off at New York's Manhattan Supreme Court on Monday (15Dec14), when the defendant, who is representing himself, addressed the jury in a rambling speech outlining his arguments.
In his opening statements, Hurd told the court, "I believe evidence will show me tweet (about) adult-to-adult consensual sex, lovemaking and emotional heartbreak with the same complainant."
He claimed he shared a moment of "strong eye contact" with the Always On Time hitmaker at a concert in Chicago, Illinois back in 2003, leading to Hurd's open flirtation with the star online.
However, his infatuation turned creepy and he was jailed for two years in 2010 for sending lewd notes to Ashanti's manager mother, Tina Douglas, detailing what would happen if he slept with the singer.
He was later banned from contacting the star and her family, but allegedly violated the restraining order in July (14) by sending Ashanti more crude messages online.
But Hurd insists he did nothing wrong and claims she could have taken action to block his tweets at any time.
He argued, "I am one of Ashanti's 1.75 million Twitter followers - people that she allows to tweet her, retweet her or respond to her on the uncensored social media site designed just for that - socialising at your discretion...
"I simply had non-violent, non-threatening written communication on a site made just for socialising. She has the ability to stop me if she wants to - quick block button."
Ashanti, her mother, and her sister Kenashia Douglas are all expected to take the stand during the trial, according to the New York Daily News.

Kate Hudson's estranged father Bill Hudson feels responsible for his daughter's troubled love life, insisting his absence from her childhood has had lasting repercussions.
Earlier this month (Dec14), the Almost Famous actress and Muse frontman Matt Bellamy confirmed they had called off their engagement after four years together.
Her first marriage to rocker Chris Robinson ended in divorce after seven years, and Bill believes his attitude to fatherhood during her youth is part of the reason why she cannot commit to a longterm relationship.
Bill tells Britain's Mail on Sunday newspaper, "What people don't realize is that behind the glitz and the glamour of fame and stardom is a darker reality... when you are in a bubble - and Kate's been in a bubble her whole life as the daughter of a celebrity and now a celebrity herself - it is much harder to sustain a long-term relationship.
"To be a star, by it's very definition, you have to be selfish. To sustain her level of fame Kate has to put herself first, and that isn't the recipe for successful romance... I take full responsibility for the fact that my actions when she was a girl helped contribute to the problems she has had forming lasting bonds today. I feel tremendous guilt.
"I truly believe her inability to sustain a longterm relationship is my fault. A father is supposed to always be there for you. How can you trust any man when your father abandoned you? I failed her."
Bill and Kate have not spoken since 2007.
The actress has previously opened up about being "abandoned" by her father, who remarried and started a new family with another woman when she was a teenager.
She and her brother Oliver were raised by their mother Goldie Hawn and her longterm partner Kurt Russell, who Hudson has long considered her real father.

Actress Kat Graham is single for the holidays after reportedly splitting from her fiance. The Vampire Diaries star became engaged to actor/writer Cottrell Guidry in October, 2012, but the couple has called off its plans to wed and separated.
A source tells Usmagazine.com, "It happened a while ago. They are still friends."
Graham previously revealed she was in no rush to wed Guidry because they already felt like man and wife.
She said, "When you've been with someone for over half a decade, you feel married already. It's not a rush.
"Right now the most important thing is to set up our life to be a good support system for each other... I don't know if people focus on marriage necessarily. I've seen a lot of young people get engaged and break up and get engaged and they don't focus on the realities of marriage."

A U.S. rocker who has worked with David Bowie, John Lennon and Pink Floyd is facing what could be his final Christmas in his adopted Britain after Home Office bosses agreed to stall his deportation until the New Year (15). Fans of Steve Forman launched an online petition in a bid to keep the 68 year old in the U.K. and Pink Floyd star David Gilmour has spoken out to defend him, but lawmakers claim his meagre salary as a lecturer at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland in Glasgow falls short of the government's requirement for foreign nationals with work visas.
Over 3,500 people have signed the petition and more than 60 letters of support were written ahead of his appearance at an immigration hearing in London this week (beg08Dec14).
His defence lawyer, Fraser Latta, argues, "This is a person who is not only a teacher but also a person of value to the community. This is not someone who is here for monetary reasons. He is not only a teacher for the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, he is infused by life here.
"This is a man who has had a considerable history of working with David Bowie, Pink Floyd, the Beach Boys and movie sound tracks such as ET. His enthusiasm for what he does drips out of him."
The decision on Forman's future has been deferred to January (15).

"When we were in Austria. I went there before our Sound of Music stuff last year. It’s like people could recognise us but they didn’t know why. They were just like, 'Oh these people look familiar, so we had people coming up to our tour guide and asking if my husband was Thor. I mean, I think, like, my husband is way hotter." Carrie Underwood reveals her husband is mistaken for People magazine's new Sexiest Man Alive Chris Hemsworth in Europe.

Japanese pop star Miyavi shocked his wife with his violent portrayal of a prisoner-of-war camp guard at the screening of his new Angelina Jolie-directed movie Unbroken - because she had never seen the mean side of her man. Jolie admits she felt responsible for making one of her leading men such a bad guy and then introducing him to his own wife on the big screen in the Louis Zamperini biopic.
She tells WENN, "I remember showing his wife one scene and I was so proud of his skill that it didn't cross my mind I was showing her husband in a certain light. She said she'd never seen his face like that."
Singer Miyavi adds, "She got scared. I felt responsible.
"I have two daughters, aged five and four, and it's still too early to let them watch this film. But their father keeps hitting people, torturing, killing. It's tough work but the message of this film is meaningful to everyone, even Japanese people."

There must be a reason Madonna's been able to maintain a flawless music career, releasing albums since 1983 (and still going). She's able to teach us about life through her songs in ways that are often overlooked because of her antics. Really though, she's more valuable than she's often given credit for these days.
She perfected the art of being yourself.
"Express yourself, don't repress yourself." ("Human Nature")
"I'm breaking all the rules I didn't make." ("Human Nature")
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She's never afraid of taking a chance.
"I'm not afraid of what I'll face, but I'm afraid to stay." ("Jump")
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She always challenges beauty standards.
"Should I lose some weight? Am I gonna be a star?" ("American Life")
"Beauty's where you find it, not just where you bump and grind it." ("Vogue")
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She didn't let her gender stop her from saying what she wanted.
"Would it sound better if I were a man?" ("Human Nature")
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She also mastered the kiss-off long before Beyoncé directed men "to the left, to the left."
"Does it make you feel good to see me cry? I think it does. That's why it's time to say bye bye." ("Bye Bye Baby")
"The next time you want p***y, just look in the mirror, baby." ("Waiting")
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She understands that disappointment in love is not her fault.
"It was so easy in the beginning, when you didn't feel like running from your feelings. What happened? What do I remind you of? Your past, your dreams, or some part of yourself that you just can't love?" ("Waiting")
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She won't let anyone else boss her around.
"Poor is the man whose pleasures depend on the permission of another." ("Justify My Love")
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She doesn't let other women intimidate her.
"Here she comes, little Susie ho-maker, thinks she'll get respect if she screws it." ("Thief of Hearts")
"She's not me, she doesn't have my name; she'll never have what I have." ("She's Not Me")
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She speaks of social injustices and problems in loving and accepting ways.
"Brothers, sisters, why can't we learn to accept that we're different before it's too late?" ("Why's It So Hard?")
"He was like a father to me, nothing in the world he wouldn't do; taught me to respect myself, said we're all made of flesh and blood. Why should he be treated differently? Shouldn't matter who you choose to love." ("In This Life")
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She's never willing to settle.
"Second best is never enough, you'll do much better, baby, on your own." ("Express Yourself")
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She knows exactly what's important when looking for a lover.
"'Cause the boy with the cold hard cash is always Mister Right." ("Material Girl")
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Even the Queen knows a thing or two about unrequited love.
"I don't know what I mean to you. The only thing I know is I dream of you." ("I'd Rather Be Your Lover")
She always manages to see the silver lining.
"Who needs the sun when the rain's so full of life?" ("Sanctuary")
She encourages people to love themselves (as much as she loves herself).
"Until I learned to love myself, I was never ever lovin' anybody else." ("Secret")
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She values her experiences and has no regrets about her past.
"I have no regrets, there's nothing to forget. All the pain was worth it." ("I Deserve It")
"You could take all this, take it away. I'd still have it all." ("Nothing Fails")
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Rocker Marilyn Manson has spoken out about a controversial music video depicting a rape attack on Lana Del Rey, insisting, "It was never meant to be released."
The shock rocker was linked to the film after trying to convince Del Rey to star in a music promo for him, and fans were horrified by the subsequent broadcast of the controversial clip.
Reports suggested the video, which included a scene showing the young pop star being pinned to a bed and assaulted by a man, was a new Manson promo by Eli Roth, but he has now insisted the clip was an experiment and the two men never wanted it made public.
Manson tells NME.com, "It wasn't a Marilyn Manson video. The editor of the company that put it out was somebody who's edited my videos, that video was something that was done with a camera that Eli, who's my friend, and I both wanted to test out, so I let him test it out...what they filmed was put in context seemingly as if it were a Marilyn Manson video, and that was in no way the intention.
"Eli and I wanted to do a music video with (Lana) but she was being such a problem. Although I still respect her, I'm friends with her. I just left, I was tired, I was not willing to make that part of the video. Eli and I originally had intentions of making a video with her, but that is not the intention that is represented in that film clip because that is not what I filmed, not for my video.
"But the people put it together with my other clips. And it really strongly stands out of place, it doesn't really make sense. I would not make a video of that nature, nor would Eli. I don't think either of us were ever intending for that to be seen, it was more of a camera test. I'm a person that would beat somebody's a** if they raped somebody that I know. And obviously you can make Lana Del Rape jokes that have been in headlines..
"I consider her to a friend. Eli's a really good friend of mine and I consider this to be a grand mistake on the person who put it with my videos and I wasn't very pleased with that and I'm pretty sure the other two people involved were less pleased than I was because I really had nothing to do with it."